titivate
verb/ˈtɪtɪveɪt/
/ˈtɪtɪveɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they titivate | /ˈtɪtɪveɪt/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪt/ |
| he / she / it titivates | /ˈtɪtɪveɪts/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪts/ |
| past simple titivated | /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪd/ |
| past participle titivated | /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form titivating | /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪŋ/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪŋ/ |
- titivate something to improve the appearance of somebody/something by making small changes
- She titivated her hair in the mirror.
Word Originearly 19th cent. (in early use, also as tidivate): perhaps from tidy, on the pattern of cultivate.Want to learn more?
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